I was browsing on goodreads.com a few weeks ago and saw that they have a reading challenge for 2011. It's the second year that they've done this: you set a personal goal of how many books you'd like to read for the year. It sounded like loads of fun, so I joined up. Perhaps, though, I was a bit too ambitious: 45 is my number, but this has been a very slow year for reading for me. I've only managed to read 8 books so far, far below where I need to be to complete my goal. Currently I'm reading N. K. Jensin's The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. I started it a while ago, but put it down in favor of other books, but now I'm at it again. It was a bit rocky to begin reading this one, but I think that now, about a third of the way through, I'm beginnnig to get the hang of the style of Jensin's writing. The story is ok; I hope that it continues to pull me in and keep me going. My goal is to finish this before the end of the month; I have a lot of other books to get to!
Perhaps another problem I have is that I tend to pick up more than one book at a time. I do this with all my hobbies, really. I currently have two stories I'm writing, a basketful of knitting/crochet projects, and more ideas waiting in the wings than I know what to do with. Even my bjds are waiting patiently for new accessories and outfits. I should probably start working on simplifying things and focus on one book, one story, one project at a time. I mean, there's no question why I couldn't finish a book when I was reading 8 at once!
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